Times of India: Popularly known as father of green revolution in India, M S Swaminathan, felt India has to provide at least 50 grain storages across the country of one million tonne capacity each for the successful implementation of the Right to Food Security Act."We require at least 50 grain storages across India that can contain one million tonne of grains each. For the success of this project, by whatever name it is called, it is important to have enough food in the neighbourhood so that we make food a legal right, just like education and information," the Rajya Sabha member said while speaking at the CSIR foundation day programme at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) at Dona Paula on Sunday.
The Padmavibhushan awardee - speaking on 'Safeguarding National Food Security in an Era of Climate Change' - said the Right to Food Security Act envisaged by the government of India can only be implemented if there is enough food.
"There are 16 million tonnes of rice and wheat available with the government. India also has the world's largest public distribution system with a network of over two lakh fair price shops across the country, but storage of grains needs to be improved for it to reach all the people," Swaminathan said…
Emmer spikelets Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum (Schrank ex Schubl.) Thell. POACEAE or Triticum dicoccon Cultivar name: KHAPLI. Collected in: Madhya Pradesh, India, 1926 Maintained by the National Small Grains Collection. Accession number: CItr 4013 Source: USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) http://www.ars-grin.gov/
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Storage is one thing but will it keep the grains edible or fit for eating? The problem with stored grain is that when improperly handled it rots and insects or pest get to them. I saw it happened before. It was a huge waste.
The problem with stored grain is that when improperly handled it rots and insects or pest get to them.This link might be more helpful.
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